Offshore UK Helicopter Demand
Hi,
I'm undertaking a project looking at the safety of offshore oil and gas related helicopter operations in the UK. As part of the study I'm look at the number of daily operations. It would be greatly appreciated if anyone could share their expertise regarding the following questions;
1.) Typically how many flights can one aircraft complete in one day in the UK? Is it one out and back sortie or more?
2.) What is the typical utilisation rate of the seats on a helicopter? Are they generally full? What would be the average utilisation in terms of %?
3.) How many offshore helicopter operations are associated with crew changes vs. supply runs?
4.) How many helicopters would be required to serve an offshore drilling rig (not a platform)? Would you need one per drilling rig? or fewer than one?
4.) How many helicopters would be required to serve a large (100 POB+) platform? Would you need one per platform? or fewer than one?
5.) How many days flight days are there per week in the UK? Are crew changes completed Monday to Sunday? or Monday to Friday and not at the weekend?
Thanks in advance for your help,
best,
Landers.